fibroma /fi·bro·ma/ (fi-bro´mah) pl. fibromas, fibro´mata a tumor composed mainly of fibrous or fully developed connective tissue.
chondromyxoid fibroma.
ameloblastic fibroma an odontogenic tumor marked by simultaneous proliferation of both epithelial and mesenchymal tissue, without formation of enamel or dentin.
cementifying fibroma a tumor of fibroblastic tissue containing masses of cementum-like tissue, usually in the mandible of older persons.
chondromyxoid fibroma a rare, benign, slowly growing tumor of bone of chondroblastic origin, usually affecting the large long bones of the lower limb.
cystic fibroma one that has undergone cystic degeneration.
fibroma mollus´cum small subcutaneous nodules scattered over the body surface; seen in some forms of neurofibromatosis.
nonossifying fibroma , nonosteogenic fibroma a degenerative and proliferative lesion of the medullary and cortical tissues of bone.
ossifying fibroma , ossifying fibroma of bone a benign, slow-growing, central bone tumor, usually of the jaws, especially the mandible, composed of fibrous connective tissue within which bone is formed.
perifollicular fibroma one or more small, flesh-colored, papular, follicular lesions on the head and neck.
peripheral ossifying fibroma epulis; a fibroma, usually of the gingiva, showing areas of calcification or ossification.
periungual fibroma one of multiple smooth, firm, protruding nodules occurring at the nail folds and pathognomonic of tuberous sclerosis.
chon·dro·myx·oid fibroma (k n dr -m k soid)n. An uncommon benign bone tumor usually affecting the long bones of the leg, composed of lobulated myxoid tissue with few chondroid foci. Also called chondrofibroma, chondromyxoma. |
chondromyxoid fibroma.
See chondromyxofibroma.
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